Smashing Pumpkins - The Boy Tab

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                       S M A S H I N G   P U M P K I N S

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                                 T H E   B O Y
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                         Tune Down a 1/2 Step, then Drop D
                                C# G# C#  F# A# D#

                                 Tempo = 66 BPM
                               Time Signature = 4/4

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                                 Transcribed by

                                 PADDY MCMULLAN
                           pmtabs (@t) gmail [dot] com

                                   Version 1.0
                                20th January 2011
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 (/)       -  Legato Slide (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 \         -  Slide Down to/Down From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 /         -  Slide Up To/Up From (Blank space indicates length of slide)
 ( )       -  Ghost Note/Tied Note/Implied Note
 REST      -  Rest and sustain rest for duration of blank space
 %         -  Whammy Bar Articulation
 |_[1,2,3] -  Alternative Endings

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Part 1: Guitars 1, 2 & 3                                  [ Time 00:00 - 00:40 ]
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[ Rest for 2 bars ]

Guitars 1 & 2 (with a gritty clean tone) are joined on the third repeat by
Guitar 3 which has a more overdriven tone.

/
0 0 / 0 0 0
0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 / 7 7 7 7 7/12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12/
5 5 / 5 5 5 5 5/10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10/
5 5 / 5 5 5 5 5/10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10/
[1,2,3]
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 *
16 16 16 16 16\12 12 12 12 12 12\7 7 * x 4
14 14 14 14 14\10 10 10 10 10 10\5 5
14 14 14 14 14\10 10 10 10 10 10\5 5
[4]
0 0
0 0 0 R 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E 5 5
16 16 16 16 16\12 12 12 12 9 S 7 7
14 14 14 14 14\10 10 10 10 9 T 0 0
14 14 14 14 14\10 10 10 10 9
================================================================================ Part 2: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 00:40 - 01:06 ] ================================================================================
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 3 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 4 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 3 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 4 7 7
2 2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 7 7 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 7 7
0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 5
5 5
================================================================================ Part 3: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 01:06 - 01:26 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Part 1 twice, replacing the last bar with the following % % %% % % % % %
0 0 (0) 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0
16 16 16 16 16\12 (12) 12 12 12
14 14 14 14 14\10 (10) 10 10 10
14 14 14 14 14\10 (10) 10 10 10
%
0 0
(0) 0 0
2 (0) 5 5 4
/ (12) 7 7 /
4 (10) 0 0 4
(10)
% - dip the bar a half step and immediately release it at each point on the tab where the whammy bar symbol is printed. ================================================================================ Part 4: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 01:26 - 01:55 ] ================================================================================
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 3 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5
7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 4 7 7
0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 2 0 0
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 3 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 0 0
5 5 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 7 7 7 7 4 4 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 0
0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 3 3 3
2 2 2 2
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 2 2 2 0 5 5 5 (5/7) 7 5 5
2 2 2 2 2 0 3 3 3 (3/5) 5 5 5
2 2 2 2 2 0 5 5
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 5 5 (5/7) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
5 5 5 (5/7) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
5 5 5 (5/7) 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 10 10 10 10/12 12 12 12 12 12 12
10 10 10 10 10/12 12 12 12 12 12 12
10 10 10 10 10/12 12 12 12 12 12 12
0 0 0 0 0 0 R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 E 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 14 14 14 14 12 S 10 10 10 10/12 12\ 7 7
14 14 14 14 14 12 T 10 10 10 10/12 12\ 5 5
14 14 14 14 14 12 10 10 10 10/12 12\ 5 5
================================================================================ Part 5: Guitars 1, 2 & 3 [ Time 01:55 - 02:25 ] ================================================================================ Repeat Part 1 four times ================================================================================ Part 6: Guitars 1, 2, 3 & 4 [ Time - 02:25 - 03:05 ] ================================================================================
Guitars 1, 2 & 3:
Repeat Part 1 four times, replacing the last bar with the following: // Fade Out \\ % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % %
0 0 (0) (0)
0 0 0 0 0 0 (0) (0)
16 16 16 16 16\12 (12) (12)
14 14 14 14 14\10 (10) (10)
14 14 14 14 14\10 (10) (10)
% - dip the bar a half step and immediately release it at each point on the tab where the whammy bar symbol is printed.
Guitar 4: with Heavy Distortion
/
/
/ 5 (5) *
2 2 / 2 2 5 (5) 2 2 * x 4
2 2 / 2 2 3 (3) 2 2
2 2 / 2 2 2 2
Hold the last chord until fade (ignore the last two chords on the last repeat). ================================================================================ End ================================================================================ Tab summary: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 END

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